# 資 — resources; capital

資 means “resources; capital”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: シ (shi). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: resources; capital
- On'yomi: シ (shi)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Money & trade 1

## How to remember 資

Next (次) come the shells (貝), the old money: resources.

Sounds like 次: both read シ.

Parts: 次 next · 貝 shell; money

## Don't confuse it with

[買](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/buy/) · [員](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/member/) · [質](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/quality/) · [貧](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/poor/)

## More in the “Money & trade 1” set

[済](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/settle/) · [資](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/resources/) · [利](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/profit/) · [価](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/price/) · [税](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/tax/) · [営](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/operate/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/resources/. Last updated 2026-11-01.